{"id":2375,"date":"2002-07-03T19:21:53","date_gmt":"2002-07-04T00:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=2375"},"modified":"2002-07-03T19:21:53","modified_gmt":"2002-07-04T00:21:53","slug":"wait_isnt_it_fr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/07\/03\/wait_isnt_it_fr.html","title":{"rendered":"Wait, isn’t it Friday?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since we in the States have the next two days off for Independence Day, the Hump Day 4<\/a> is a bit of a misnomer this week. Nonetheless …<\/p>\n

(1) When you’re feeling down, where is your favorite spot to go to think about things & why? <\/b><\/p>\n

When I’m feeling down, thinking about things is the last thing I want to do. <\/p>\n

I do my best thinking, under such circumstances, in the car, usually on the way home. I rant and rave, I shout, I give long speeches to people which I would never actually give in person, and it’s probably just as well, though it would probably do me good.<\/p>\n

When I’m looking to duck out because I’m down, going to a consumer electronics store and browsing the games is usually high on the list.<\/p>\n

(2) Who do you talk to when you need advice & why? <\/b><\/p>\n

My blogging audience?<\/p>\n

No, really, it’s Margie. Though we sometimes conflict there because I use her as a sounding board, wherein she says the wise, right, and good thing to do, and I play Devil’s Advocate for my internal insecurities and emotions and argue against her.<\/p>\n

(3) Do you like spending time by yourself? What do you like to do when you’re on you’re own? <\/b><\/p>\n

Yes. I read, I watch movies, I play computer games, I (sometimes) write, I blog … all sorts of stuff.<\/p>\n

I love my wife. I love my family. I love my friends. I wouldn’t give up a single moment with any of them (except maybe with Kitten at 1:30a when she wants another sippy cup of milk). But there are times it’s nice to have some down time alone.<\/p>\n

(4) When you need to take your mind off of problems, what is your favorite, most effective thing to do?<\/b> <\/p>\n

Fire up a first-person shooter and blow the snot out of the bad guys.<\/p>\n

I’ve noticed, alas, that FPSs have tried to get more realistic, and to dazzle with fabulous graphics and clever puzzles. I don’t care much about the graphics, and puzzles frustrate the hell out of me. When I fire up an FPS, I want to frickin’ blow things away<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Ahem. <\/p>\n

And, for the record, I don’t work for the Post Office. I have no idea how Randy works out his “mind full of problems.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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